Literacy and the Arts - Online course for All Arts Teachers K-12
Upon completion of the following components Part 1 and Part 2 (2 of the 3 Tasks in Part 1, Journal postings, and at least 2 classroom implementations in Part 2), you will be eligible for 2.0 renewal credits in Literacy. You are expected to post your reflections and are encouraged to respond to other posts. Contact Byron "Bo" Reece at breece@wcpss.net to set up a Google folder for this course.
Select 1 activity that you currently usein your arts classroom and share any insights you have about its success. Consider this to be one where you could advise a beginning arts teacher on the use of literacy.
Select 1 activity that you will implement immediatelyin your classroom. Reflect on any successes, challenges, and revisions.
Select 1 activity that you would like to try but need some support from other teachers (arts or language arts). Share your concerns.
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the TASK NUMBER
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the TASK NUMBER
Task 3 - Review the PDF from the National Institute for Literacy - this document will provide succinct information about Decoding, Morphology, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension. What Content Area Teachers Should Know
Reflect on new terms and strategies that will enhance your instructional practice.
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Part 2 - Practical Classroom Implementation
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You may select from any of the examples below but are expected to choose at least 2 implementation strategies to transfer your learning to classroom instruction. If possible, please attach an example of student work (e.g. picture of a student created visual art on a story they read, student reflection on the writing process, etc.)
Option 1 Review the standard course of study in your content area and identify places where literacy is naturally taught. Complete a chart as below
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Arts Objective
Literacy
Notes for implementation
Sight-reading
Scaffold on prior knowledge to recognize new information
Make it a part of warm-up everyday
Retell stories through guided dramatic play from a read-aloud text.
Re-telling
Reinforce Beginning, Middle, End
OR use the example below and create your own Literacy Connections
Option 2 WRITING PROCESS
Consider the link between the writing process and the process of creating a composition (visual art, dance, theatre, or music)
Identify key words you use as clues to support student understanding. POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the OPTION NUMBER
Option 3 BOOK LISTS
Create an annotated list of age appropriate books that you would use in your classroom – identify how you would use them
Create an annotated list of books you would recommend to your colleagues to feed the artistic spirit
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Option 4 READING STRATEGIES
Some reading strategies are considering Bold Text, Topic Sentences, Developing Essential Questions, Punctuation – reflect on your own classroom and notate any or all of these that you address. POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the OPTION NUMBER
Literacy and the Arts - Online course for All Arts Teachers K-12
Upon completion of the following components Part 1 and Part 2 (2 of the 3 Tasks in Part 1, Journal postings, and at least 2 classroom implementations in Part 2), you will be eligible for 2.0 renewal credits in Literacy. You are expected to post your reflections and are encouraged to respond to other posts. Contact Byron "Bo" Reece at breece@wcpss.net to set up a Google folder for this course.Part 1 - Literacy Information
Please complete at least 2 of the 3 tasks below.Task 1 - Review the handouts in the document listed below. http://stf.lea.org/winter2012/pdfs/combined-wachandouts.pdf
- Select 1 activity that you currently usein your arts classroom and share any insights you have about its success. Consider this to be one where you could advise a beginning arts teacher on the use of literacy.
- Select 1 activity that you will implement immediatelyin your classroom. Reflect on any successes, challenges, and revisions.
- Select 1 activity that you would like to try but need some support from other teachers (arts or language arts). Share your concerns.
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the TASK NUMBERTask 2- Review one of the websites below and reflect on how your thinking has changed about incorporating writing in your arts classroom.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/languagearts/secondary/writing/014writinghaven
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/artsed/resources/handbook/dance/33writing
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/artsed/resources/handbook/music/52alignment
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the TASK NUMBER
Task 3 - Review the PDF from the National Institute for Literacy - this document will provide succinct information about Decoding, Morphology, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension.
What Content Area Teachers Should Know
Reflect on new terms and strategies that will enhance your instructional practice.
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the TASK NUMBER
Part 2 - Practical Classroom Implementation
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the TASK NUMBERYou may select from any of the examples below but are expected to choose at least 2 implementation strategies to transfer your learning to classroom instruction. If possible, please attach an example of student work (e.g. picture of a student created visual art on a story they read, student reflection on the writing process, etc.)
Option 1
Review the standard course of study in your content area and identify places where literacy is naturally taught. Complete a chart as below
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the OPTION NUMBER
OR use the example below and create your own Literacy Connections
Option 2
WRITING PROCESS
Consider the link between the writing process and the process of creating a composition (visual art, dance, theatre, or music)
Identify key words you use as clues to support student understanding. POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the OPTION NUMBER
Option 3
BOOK LISTS
- Create an annotated list of age appropriate books that you would use in your classroom – identify how you would use them
- Create an annotated list of books you would recommend to your colleagues to feed the artistic spirit
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the OPTION NUMBEROption 4
READING STRATEGIES
Some reading strategies are considering Bold Text, Topic Sentences, Developing Essential Questions, Punctuation – reflect on your own classroom and notate any or all of these that you address.
POST YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LITERACY DISCUSSION PAGE - REMEMBER TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF - NAME/SCHOOL/CONTENT AREA and the OPTION NUMBER